LA’s newest subway stops face a familiar problem: Getting Angelenos to ride

Metro exclusive LA’s newest subway stops face a familiar problem: Getting Angelenos to ride By Brad Coleman Published June 14, 2026, 5:38 p.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The California Post on Google When Metro opened the first stretch of its long-awaited D Line Subway Extension on May 8, the future of Los Angeles transit felt tangible. There were speeches, crowds, cameras and optimism that comes with being first through the fare gates of the nearly $10 billion-project. Riders told me they loved the subway and saw the new stops as proof that the subway in Los Angeles was finally becoming more practical. Safety concerns were waved away.

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